Question

Ms. Ciervo is making cupcakes. She has 9 2/3 teaspoons of vanilla. Each cupcake needs to have -1/3 teaspoon of vanilla. How many cupcakes can she make?

Answer 1

The number cupcakes Ms. Ciervo can make using the
`9 (2)/(3)` teaspoons of vanilla is 29.

Explanation:

The information provided is:

• Ms. Ciervo has
  `9 (2)/(3)` teaspoons of vanilla.
• Each cupcake needs to have
  `(1)/(3)` teaspoon of vanilla.

Compute the number cupcakes Ms. Ciervo can make using the
`9 (2)/(3)` teaspoons of vanilla as follows:

Amount of vanilla required for one cupcake =
`(1)/(3)` teaspoons

Total amount of vanilla available
`9 (2)/(3)` teaspoons.

`\text{number of cupcakes}=\frac{\text{total amount}}{\text{amount required for 1 cupcake}}`

`=(9(2)/(3))/((1)/(3))\\\\=(29)/(3)/(1)/(3)\\\\=(29)/(3)* (3)/(1)\\\\=29`

Thus, the number cupcakes Ms. Ciervo can make using the
`9 (2)/(3)` teaspoons of vanilla is 29.